OBSERVING - Using all the senses
2. CLASSIFYING - Grouping related objects and ideas
3. QUANTIFYING - Using n~bers & measurements related to length, width, volume and ratios.
4. COMMUNICATING - Describing verbally or non-verbally, tabulating, graphing
5. INTERPRETING DATA - Explanation of an observation
6. HYPOTHESIS - A hypothesis is a possible tentative explanation for a phenomenon
7. PREDICTING - Based on observations, measurements, and relationships between observed variables.
8. DEFINING TERMS - All our interactions are vitally dependent on the precise use of tenns.
9. DEFINING AND USING VARIABLES - Identify and distinguish when using variables in an investigation which are controlled (held constant) and which are manipulated.